History and Current Relevance of Chicana/o Psychology: Addressing Mental Health in Mexican American & Latina/o Communities

Guest post by Manuel X. Zamarripa, Ph.D., LPC-S In 2014, a Fox News Latino article cited that only 1 in 11 Latina/os seek mental health treatment. Chicana/o Psychology is rarely discussed as recourse to address this situation. In 2004, Dr. Manuel Ramirez outlined the tenets of Chicana/o Psychology, but the roots of Chicana/o Psychology run … Continue reading History and Current Relevance of Chicana/o Psychology: Addressing Mental Health in Mexican American & Latina/o Communities